2008-03-26

You are most likely familiar with RSS feeds if you are a blogger. On the other hand, if you are not yet acquainted with RSS, it stands for “really simple syndication.” It is an internet tool that allows word contents of websites (including blogsites) to be automatically published in other sites. Subscribing to RSS feeds is a convenient way to receive regular updates from certain sites without actually visiting these sites. To put it simply, an RSS feed is a method of broadcasting the contents of websites. Simple as it may seem, creating an RSS feed requires a special software application that is otherwise known as RSS creator.

An RSS feed creator allows you to customize the contents of your site’s RSS feed. You can accomplish several sophisticated tasks without any thorough knowledge of web programming. Using an RSS feeds creator will enable you to create, edit and broadcast feeds. You may also import texts from CSV and HTML files and upload them in FTP formats. This software can operate using wide variety of RSS formats. You do not need to learn complicated codes since all the basic operations can be done by using user-friendly wizards. You simply need to input all the relevant RSS feeds and the rest of the task is accomplished by the editor.

2008-03-12

The internet is a global library that is accessible to almost everybody from any part of the globe. Information on virtually all topics can be found on the internet. However, the internet is more than just a source of information. It is also a powerful marketing tool. There are hundred millions of commercial websites competing for attention. Although there are many expensive and powerful softwares that can be used for SEO purposes, the content of a website is still the most important factor. Search engines such as Google, Yahoo MSN are still keyword-based. These search engines search the web and rank websites based on the relevance, uniqueness and freshness of contents.

Hence, it is very important to have unique article contents in websites. Duplicate contents tend to be ignored by search engines. It is also equally important to have the contents regularly updated. If you are a web-based writer or editor, checking for article duplication is one of your important tasks.

To check for possible plagiarism or article duplication, you may refer to this site: Article Checker. Simply paste or upload a particular article and then click the "compare" button as shown in the illustration.

2008-03-08

Most bloggers monetize their blogs by writing paid reviews and by posting ads. Monetized blogs are good source of extra income but in order to get more offers from paid review sites, your blog site needs to have good Google PR. Good PR means that your site has greater chance to be found when using certain search keywords. Hence, advertisers prefer to offer paid reviews to blog sites that have higher page ranks.

In terms of search engine optimization (SEO), sites with higher page rank are easier to find. To check the page rank of your site, you may visit this link: Page Rank Checker. The ranking system is from 0 to 10. Ten is the highest possible rank. "N/A" may also appear for your blog. This simply means that your site has not yet been indexed by Google. Hence, PR is not yet available.

Higher PR also means that you have high traffic for your site. One way of increasing your PR is to exchange links with other blog sites. Another way is to submit your blog link to directories. To learn more on how to increase your site's PR, read this post: Directing Web Traffic to Your Blog.